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    I am using AutoCAD v14 and don't seem to be able to get it to dynamically display the cursor coordinates. I have toggled the COORDS on & off using both Control D as well as F6, but the cursor coordinates do not display on the screen. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to be able to click on an icon to change to the ortho mode when drawing, as it is cumbersome to have to type in "ORTHO" and then "On or Off" whenever switching in & out of this mode. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Won't display cursor coords

    Quote Originally Posted by wdyoung View Post
    I am using AutoCAD v14 and don't seem to be able to get it to dynamically display the cursor coordinates. I have toggled the COORDS on & off using both Control D as well as F6, but the cursor coordinates do not display on the screen. Any suggestions? Also, is there any way to be able to click on an icon to change to the ortho mode when drawing, as it is cumbersome to have to type in "ORTHO" and then "On or Off" whenever switching in & out of this mode. Thanks.
    R14 doesn't have dynamic input.

    F8 toggles ortho.

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    Default Re: Won't display cursor coords

    Quote Originally Posted by H'Angus View Post
    R14 doesn't have dynamic input.

    F8 toggles ortho.
    I think the OP is referring to the status bar at the bottom of the drawing. The system variable COORDS is supposed to handle this. I can't think of anything else at the moment.
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    Default Re: Won't display cursor coords

    From the help:
    Controls the format and update frequency of coordinates on the status line.
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    The absolute coordinates of your pointing device are updated only when you specify points
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    The absolute coordinates of your pointing device are updated continuously
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    The absolute coordinates of your pointing device are updated continuously except when a point, distance, or angle is requested. In that case, relative polar coordinates are displayed instead of X and Y. The Z values always display as absolute coordinates.
    So you probably want COORDS set to 2.

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